Category Archives: Vocabularies

Chinese Vocabulary: 欲說還休,策略、战略和战术

「欲說還休」的意思是想說卻又猶豫不決,想說又說不出口的樣子. Not quite accurate, but the best English idiom I can relate this to for now is "to beat around the bush". 順便題外話:(GoogleAI) 策略、战略和战术是层级不同的行动概念,战略是长远的、全局性的行动计划方向,策略是实现战略目标的具体方法或方案,而战术是执行策略的更具体、阶段性的行动步骤。简单来说,战略决定了“做什么”,策略决定了“怎么做”,战术则是具体的“执行动作”。 战略 (Strategy) 策略 (Scheme/Tactic) 战术 (Tactic) 总结关系

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Journal of the Week

10/10/2025 Friday 5 Top paintings in China, handscrolls(手卷): 晋朝 (266-420)为了说服 贾南风(晋惠帝之妻)行德:女史箴圖 - 顧愷之 唐朝 (618-907)about cows or metaphor of the artist's servitude: 五牛圖 - 韓滉宋朝 (960-1279)千里江山圖 (rare minerals for rare colors - Malachite & Azurite) - 王希孟宋朝 Recovered decades after … Continue reading

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情欲 vs.情义

“情义”(情義)一词指的是在人际关系中,情感与道义的统一,即朋友或亲属之间应有的情感和道义责任,强调的是一种长期、稳定的伦理联系。这个词通常用来形容人与人之间真挚的情感和信守道义的行为,例如“千里送鹅毛,礼轻情义重”这句谚语。Google AI

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戒驕戒躁

「戒驕戒躁」是一個成語,意思是警惕並防止產生驕傲自滿和急躁的情緒,常用於勸誡他人或要求自己保持謙虛謹慎的態度。 這個詞語強調在獲得成績時,要保持謙虛進取的精神,避免因成功而變得驕傲或急躁,進而影響持續的進步和發展。Google AI 來歷:

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Vocabulary: 你識條鐵

This I asked in the comment of the video, but I never got an answer then until now, when I try searching with various keywords again, I found it myself, what 「你識條鐵」means: Google: 「你識條鐵」是廣東俗語,意思是你什麼都不懂、不了解,或者一無所知。這句俗語與其他類似的說法如「識條毛」、「識條春」等意思相近,都用來表示某人對某事一無所知。

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Learning Vietnamese

This is a funny start:

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Vocabulary: 舉案齊眉

It signifies a marital relationship marked by mutual respect and harmony. From China's 4 ugliest women story: 解:將放置飯菜的木盤高舉,與眉平齊,為東漢孟光對其夫梁鴻敬愛的表示。#典出《東觀漢記.卷一八.梁鴻列傳》。後用「舉案齊眉」比喻夫妻相敬如賓。

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Vocabulary:罄竹難書

形容事情極多,難以寫完,多用來形容罪狀之多,無法一一記載 ~ Google 詳細解釋:

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Journal of the Week

4/4/2025 Vocab learned (Taiwanese、Mandarin): 嘴秋 = Talking big, vain.窝囊 = 受了委屈心里不痛快嗆聲 chàngshēng, “chhiàng-siaⁿ” = to provoke/challenge勿谓言之不预也 = 是中华人民共和国通过官方媒体发出的最严重警告 Painting of the day: An Arrest, Painted by Christian Ludwig Bokelmann (1844-1894), Painted  in 1881, Oil on canvas, Christie’s / Wikimedia Commons Patrick van … Continue reading

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What do you call those who have problem with fictional stories not being real

I have called this type "low IQ" or lack of creativity, abandoning an important gift God instilled in man. They would even think that the Bible does not promote fiction, that Jesus' parables do not include use real names, in … Continue reading

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